White tigers should not be supported, they are the same as Bengal Tigers, with a genetic mutation that causes the strange pigmentation. People were obviously infatuated with the mutation, but because it's so rare they could only achieve more white bengals through inbreeding. It's common for father/daughter, brother/sister etc to be bred together (especially when they were trying to establish the breed), which results in incredible defects and reduction of quality of life. Do not support the white Bengal, funding should go to the genetically sound, endangered bengals.
Thank you! You beat me to this comment, it always makes me so frustrated. The same is true for ligers and tions, lions aren't meant to mate with tigers and it causes genetic defects in the child.
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